Bayern Munich’s 3-2 win over VFL Wolfsburg in the first Bundesliga game of the season caused a lot of fans to become worried, as the performances of the center back duo Kim Min-jae and Dayot Upamecano were heavily criticized amid the act of gifting away a 1-0 lead within a few minutes of the second half. Combine this with the sale of Matthjis De Ligt, who the fanbase cared for enough to create a petition with over 70,000 petitions to keep, and it starts to make sense why fans struggle to have confidence in Bayern’s backline for the upcoming season.
One potential reinforcement for this position was the 35-year-old Mats Hummels, whose contract at Borussia Dortmund ended earlier this summer, has previous experience playing for Bayern and currently even lives in Munich with his family. However, according to Fabrizio Romano, this will not be an option anymore as AS Roma look set to land the German center back:
AS Roma have booked medical tests for Mats Hummels on Wednesday, travel also planned.
After improved proposal sent today, the club wants to complete the deal after medical tests.
Here we go, expected soon.
Hummels will apparently be brought in to replace ex-Manchester United center back Chris Smalling after he signed for some Saudi club, but it does seem like an odd move at face value. Hummels has represented either Bayern or Dortmund for his entire career, yet all of a sudden he is moving to Italy. Still, AS Roma is a big club and he will be able to play European football there. Let us hope Hummels handles the differences between Germany and Italy better than Leonardo Bonucci did, anyway.
Looking to catch-up on Bayern Munich’s weekend, plus a breakdown of how each Bundesliga match played out? Great, then check out the latest episode of Bavarian Podcast Works — The Bundesliga Rundown with Marcus Iredahl. You can get the show on Patreon, Spotify, or below:
